31 Mar 2013

Exactly 10 years ago, on 30th March 2003, we encountered some very special
dolphins: Morigenos, Deinon, Foki and Alenka. Little did we know back then that
we would keep seeing these dolphins regularly and that they (together with their
friends, which we met later) would become a sort of symbol of dolphin
conservation in Slovenia. Morigenos and Deinon are the most frequently
encountered dolphins in Slovenian waters, while Foki and Alenka are not far
behind. We've already seen some of them this year. Today, after knowing them for
ten years, we regard them as part of our family. Each of them is different and
unique, both in external appearance and in their behaviour. Each new encounter
with them makes us happy, but we also worry about their future. Today we know
that these waters are important for them, as they keep using them year after
year. If you're interested in finding out more about how we tell dolphins apart,
visit the Photo-ID
catalogue. If you would like to adopt some of these dolphins or, with
some luck, see them in nature, please visit Adopt a Dolphin and Research Camps.

We hope to keep seeing these (and other)
dolphins in our waters for at last the next ten years.

28 Mar 2013

We are happy to announce that we finally moved both our field base and official headquarters to the beautiful coastal town of Piran, where our research activities started in the first place. Our new address is as follows: Kidričevo nabrežje 4, 6330 Piran, Slovenia. All contact numbers and e-mail addresses remain unchanged.

But we changed more than just the address. After careful consideration, we decided to uptake a new formal name of our organisation. The new name is shorter, easier to remember and most importantly, captures the essence of our work. We still remain MORIGENOS, but our full name is now MORIGENOS - SLOVENIAN MARINE MAMMAL SOCIETY. We hope you like it.

1 Mar 2013

Two dolphin sightings today, one 500 m from
Piran harbour in the morning, the other several miles from the coast in
the afternoon. Dolphin group size in the 1st sighting: 30+ Dolphin group size in the 2nd sighting: 1 :)